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Santos and Bragantino meet in key Libertadores race
Santos visits Red Bull Bragantino in Bragança Paulista on Monday for the opening match of the Brazilian league’s 34th round.
Both teams are chasing a place in the 2027 Copa Libertadores, South America’s top club competition.
Santos is eighth with 47 points, while Bragantino is ninth with 44.
A win could strengthen Santos’s push for qualification as the season nears its end.
Neymar is suspended, and Santos also has several other players unavailable or carrying the risk of suspension through yellow cards.
Bragantino comes into the match after a 3-0 win over Chapecoense, and players Tiago Volpi and Gabriel are available again after serving suspensions.
Edina Alves Batista is the referee; she previously officiated a Santos defeat that led the club to complain to the São Paulo Football Federation in 2022, though that episode has no formal bearing on this appointment.
Santos and Red Bull Bragantino are set to meet in the 34th round of Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro.
The match is scheduled for Monday at 20:00 at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in Bragança Paulista.
Santos are eighth with 47 points, while Bragantino are ninth with 44.
Both teams are competing for a place in the 2027 Copa Libertadores.
Santos will be without Neymar, who is suspended.
- Who
- Santos and Red Bull Bragantino.
- What
- They are scheduled to play in the 34th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
- When
- Monday, November 2, at 20:00.
- Where
- Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques in Bragança Paulista, Brazil.
- Why
- Both teams are seeking a place in the 2027 Copa Libertadores.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Santos beat Bragantino 2-0 in the first round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, with goals from Neymar and Adonis Frías.
Santos drew 0-0 with Palmeiras.
Bragantino beat Chapecoense 3-0.
Santos and Bragantino are scheduled to meet in the 34th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
- Santos
- Eighth place, 47 points
- Red Bull Bragantino
- Ninth place, 44 points
- Match venue
- Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, Bragança Paulista
- Kickoff
- 20:00 on November 2
- Santos absence
- Neymar is suspended
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What people are saying
Our objective is to put Santos in the highest position possible.
Obviously, we continue with our objective of reaching the Libertadores. If we cannot get there, then at least we should have a favorable finish to the championship.